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Indian Stock Markets to Close for Diwali on October 21 Muhurat Trading Scheduled

The Bombay Stock Exchange BSE and the National Stock Exchange NSE announced on October 19th that markets will remain closed on October 21st for Diwali

The Bombay Stock Exchange BSE and the National Stock Exchange NSE announced on October 19th that markets will remain closed on October 21st for Diwali Lakshmi Puja, and again on October 22nd for Balipratipada. However, a special Muhurat Trading session—a symbolic onehour window—will be held on Tuesday, October 21st, from 145 pm to 245 pm. This traditional session marks the start of the Hindu New Year, Samvat 2082. Despite the holidays, the Indian market closed the preceding week on a high note, driven by strong festive sentiment and positive corporate earnings momentum. Read More..

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IndiaAI Mission Pushes Inclusive Development with ₹10,300 Crore Infrastructure Goal

The IndiaAI Mission continued to drive national strategy on October 20th, with reports emphasizing the ₹10,371 crore investment dedicated to expandi

The IndiaAI Mission continued to drive national strategy on October 20th, with reports emphasizing the ₹10,371 crore investment dedicated to expanding AI infrastructure, including 38,000 GPUs, to democratize access to computing power. This push aligns with the NITI Aayogs latest report, "AI for Inclusive Societal Development," which details a strategy to use AI tools for healthcare, skilling, and financial inclusion for Indias 490 million informal workers. The goal is to leverage AI to bridge social and economic divides, making the technology open, affordable, and accessible across all sectors, supporting the longterm vision of a "Viksit Bharat by 2047." Read More..

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Meta, Blue Owl Seal $30 bn Private Capital Deal for Hyperion Data Centre

Social media giant Meta announced on October 20th a massive $30 billion private capital agreement with investment firm Blue Owl for its Hyperion data

Social media giant Meta announced on October 20th a massive $30 billion private capital agreement with investment firm Blue Owl for its Hyperion data centre project. The deal, which constitutes one of the largest private equity investments in technology infrastructure this year, is critical for Metas longterm Artificial Intelligence AI strategy. The Hyperion project is envisioned as a nextgeneration AI supercomputing cluster, requiring unprecedented scale and power efficiency. The investment will primarily fund the advanced chip procurement, specialized cooling systems, and specialized infrastructure architecture needed to support massive LLM training and inferencing workloads, setting a new benchmark for hyperscale AI infrastructure development globally. Read More..

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Microsofts October Patch Tuesday Addresses Record 175 Vulnerabilities, Including Three Exploited ZeroDays

Microsofts October 2025 Patch Tuesday released October 14th, with subsequent analysis published through October 21st marked the largest security updat

Microsofts October 2025 Patch Tuesday released October 14th, with subsequent analysis published through October 21st marked the largest security update of the year, addressing 175 vulnerabilities. Most critically, the update fixed three zeroday flaws actively exploited in the wild, including privilege escalation bugs in the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager CVE202559230 and a thirdparty Agere Modem driver CVE202524990 bundled with Windows. The sheer volume and severity of the patches underscore the continuous need for robust security posture management in enterprise environments to defend against sophisticated threat actors leveraging known architectural weaknesses for system access. Read More..

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Amazons AWS Struggles to Recover After Major Outage Disrupts Global Apps and Services

On Monday, October 20th, Amazon Web Services AWS suffered a significant global outage that disrupted countless web applications, streaming services, a

On Monday, October 20th, Amazon Web Services AWS suffered a significant global outage that disrupted countless web applications, streaming services, and enterprise platforms worldwide. The failure, attributed to a critical error in a core networking component, caused widespread recovery delays lasting over eight hours. The incident, following similar large outages in prior years, renewed industry debate about the inherent risk of reliance on centralized cloud infrastructure and the need for multicloud or decentralized disaster recovery architectures. AWS engineers confirmed they were prioritizing the stabilization of key data center regions before commencing a full root cause analysis. Read More..

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Zerodha Commits Final Tranche to Fund OpenSource Software Security and Development

On October 20th, Indian brokerage firm Zerodha announced the dispersal of its final $675,000 tranche dedicated to funding Free/Libre and Open Source S

On October 20th, Indian brokerage firm Zerodha announced the dispersal of its final $675,000 tranche dedicated to funding Free/Libre and Open Source Software FLOSS projects. This initiative targets critical, yet often underfunded, projects focused on core internet security, infrastructure, and standards. The move emphasizes the technological responsibility of major corporations to contribute to the software "commons" upon which their businesses rely. By supporting FLOSS, Zerodha aims to enhance the security and resilience of the foundational components used by the entire financial technology fintech industry. Read More..

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Africa Finance Corporation AFC Report Highlights $100 Billion Annual Infrastructure Financing Gap

The Africa Finance Corporation AFC released its State of Africas Infrastructure Report on October 16th, which starkly highlights an annual infrastruct

The Africa Finance Corporation AFC released its State of Africas Infrastructure Report on October 16th, which starkly highlights an annual infrastructure financing gap exceeding $100 billion. The report stressed that to achieve continental ambitions like the African Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA, African nations must urgently mobilize domestic capital. It specifically points to the vast pool of over $70 billion in African pension and sovereign wealth funds available annually, advocating for new publicprivate cooperation models to unlock these resources for longterm investments in energy, transport, and digital backbones. Read More..

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US Markets Decline for Second Day as Government Shutdown and Trade Fears Persist

US markets continued their decline on October 17th, with major indices falling amidst the persistent US government shutdown and heightened USChina tra

US markets continued their decline on October 17th, with major indices falling amidst the persistent US government shutdown and heightened USChina trade tensions. The ongoing political and fiscal uncertainty is driving a riskoff sentiment globally. Reflecting this, Foreign Institutional Investors FIIs were reported as net sellers in the Indian stock market for the day, confirming that global capital is moving to safety. The lack of resolution on key policy issues is forcing investors to remain cautious, contributing to continued volatility across major international and emerging markets. Read More..

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